Jared Christopher Cannonier (born March 16, 1984) is an American professional mixed martial artist.

[7] Cannonier began his amateur mixed martial arts career in early 2011, winning his first two fights by knockout.

[11] Replacing injured Matt Van Buren, Cannonier was scheduled to face Jonathan Wilson at UFC Fight Night 73 on August 8, 2015.

[12] In turn, Cannonier was forced to pull out due to an injury and was replaced by Chris Dempsey.

[13] After an 18-month long layoff, Cannonier returned to face Cyril Asker on April 10, 2016, at UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos.

[23] However, Bossé was removed from the fight just days before the event and was replaced by promotional newcomer Nick Roehrick.

[26] However, on October 19, it was announced that Nogueira was pulled from the card after being notified by USADA of a potential doping violation.

[31] Cannonier was expected to face Alessio Di Chirico in a middleweight bout on November 17, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 140.

[36] He won the fight via TKO in the first round after a kick to Silva's right leg rendered him unable to continue.

[43] Cannonier was slated to serve as a backup fighter for the UFC Middleweight Championship fight between Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero at UFC 248 on March 7, 2020,[44] however, on February 14, 2020, Cannonier announced he had suffered a torn pectoral muscle and expects to be out of action for six months.

[47] After the fight, Cannonier revealed in an Instagram post that he suffered a broken arm from a kick that Whittaker landed in the first round.

[53] As the first bout of his new six-fight contract, Cannonier was scheduled to face Derek Brunson on January 22, 2022, at UFC 270.

[74] Cannonier faced former LFA Middleweight Champion Gregory Rodrigues in the main event on February 15, 2025 at UFC Fight Night 251.

[77] Prior to embarking on a mixed martial arts career, Cannonier served in the United States Army.

After three years of service, he was discharged from the army due to testing positive for marijuana, and worked in Alaska until being signed to the UFC.